Improvement in carriag-es



G. w. .I-IAM. Carriage.

No. 107,252. Patented-Sept; 13', 1870.-

N.PETER3, FHUfU-LITHOGRAPHER. WASHINGTON, D 04 (tinned some stunt dtjijiime.

Letters Patent No. 107,252, (I ll-ted September 13, 1870.

IMPROVEMENT IN C'ARRIAG-ES.-

\ The schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of the same. 3

To all whomtt only concern Be it known that I, GEORGE W. Hear, of Parsonsfield, in the county of York and State of Maine, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Carriages; and I do hereby declare the following to be a-full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable others to make and use my invention, reference being bad to the accompanying drawing, iormingpart of this specification, in which- Figure 1 shows a top view of a portion of a carriage-perch and of the rear axle.

Figure 2 is a side view of the same, with the method of construction indicated.

Figure 3 indicates a method of attaching the wood -"of-tl1e sliaft to the curved metal part of the shaft;

and also of putting in the cross-piece.

Figure 4 is a side partly sectional view of the same. 'Figure 5 is a side partly sectional view of fig. 3. Same letters show like parts. My invention has two objects in view, first, to provide an improved method of connecting the perch of a carriage to the rear axle; second, a method of in ward side of the rear axle. and formed of the same piece as (t and I).

In fig. 2 it will be seen that the tongue (1 is also applied to the bottom of the perch at a.

I is a small recess cored out of the solid metal part c, to receive the end of the perch,as-indicated by the dotted lines in both figs. 1 and-2.

c f are the bolts passing from a to a, and through the perch, which is'shown by 71 c is made of solid metal, toreceive the screw-bolt and hold it firmly. I I

This bolt'has a nut and washeron the rear side of therear axlej. This gives a firm hold for the bolt i, I and imparts great strength to'the part. It will also be observed that the bolt t makes but a slight hole in .the rear axle and so does not weaken it, as is the case when the porch is niortised into the axle, asco nmon.

My. improvement in shafts is well shown in figl i.

The curved part m is of metal, cored at-n to'receive I the wood of the shaft 0, and with two't-ongues, p p, to

stretch some distance along the shaft, and receive the bolts 1' 1' through both tongues and shaft.

In those cases where the part-m'is made of wood, it is apt to become unbent andis weakened by the bend-.

ing. In mine it is always rigid, and is much stronger. I

At the point where the cross-piece 8 passes between the"arms,there is a small solid metal projection, t, which is cored out to receive the cross-piece s. This is formedon the extension of, the metal 'part ill-,0" the inside, and so receives the ends of the crosspiece s. 1

There also extend along the cross-piece, on the top and bottom sides thereof, the tongues u a with the bolts e c. Fig. 3. illustrates this, ,What I claim as myinvcnt-ion, and desire'to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. The improvement inthe union of perch and rear axle, as described, that is, consisting of metal tongue 0, part 1), piece 0, recess cl, bolts 0 f, and bolt '1', with its screw-nuts and washer, as described.

2; The improved shafts, as described, composed of the curved metal piece m, core 12, tongues p 1), bolts r 4', metal projection 1, with the shafts and cross-piece s, as set forth. I

Witnesses: G. W. HAM.

WM. HENRY CLIFFORD, Hnxny O. HOUSTON. 

